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It was also his best opportunity to start at all. No organization that was very much better than the Colts would have Jacoby Brissett in the conversation for their starting quarterback right now.
I agree he would not be given the starting nod on many teams, given the fact Brissett is still a relative rookie. But if the team is a hot mess and cannot protect, then he cannot really make anything of the defenders pounding him into the ground as a starter. Lack of offensive support is not the fault of the QB, yet the QB receives the blame in many respects for not producing.
He has the spotlight, so if he shines it could be great for his career (1 pass will not be enough). If he fails in that spotlight, whether it is his fault or not, then it could be catastrophic to his career - more so than if he never took the field as a starter (he already did that with the Pats last year) as there have been career backups who rarely if ever saw the field as a starter. Here's hoping it works out for him.